Former Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel, right, and his assistant attorney listen to the judge during sentencing Friday in Sidney. Kimpel was placed on probation and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine for misusing a state computer program that provides background checks.

SIDNEY - A former Shelby County sheriff on Friday dodged jail time for misusing a state computer system by agreeing to officially resign from his post and never work in law enforcement again.
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